Factors associated with menopausal symptoms and their relationship with the quality of life among Turkish women

Karaçam, Zekiye; Şeker, Sibel

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.06.004

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“…The psychological changes most frequently reported are depression and/or anxiety (3,5), fatigue, irritability, memory loss, problems with concentration, mood disturbances, sleep disturbances (poor or light sleep), insomnia (6, 7), sleepiness (8), and a decline in quality of life (QoL) (9). Specifically, good QoL among postmenopausal women is defined as a favorable state of vasomotor, psychosocial, and physical wellbeing and sexual satisfaction.…”

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Differential Impact of Sociodemographic Variables on the Quality of Life of Menopausal Iranian Women

Barati¹,

Ahmadpanah²,

Shirahmadi³

et al. 2016

Avicenna J Neuro Psycho Physiology

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Background: Menopause is a natural physiological event in women's lives that can potentially have negative effects on their quality of life (QoL). Objectives: The aim of the present study was to explore the extent to which sociodemographic characteristics are related to QoL and to compare the QoL of Iranian women with that of women in other countries. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using cluster sampling of 250 postmenopausal women in Hamadan in the west part of Iran in 2014. The participants were interviewed and completed questionnaires. These methods provided data on sociodemographic characteristics and menopause-specific QoL factors (vasomotor symptoms, psychosocial symptoms, physical symptoms, and sexual satisfaction). The QoL evidence was also compared with normative data from other countries. Inferential and descriptive statistics via SPSS 20.0 software were used for data analysis. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 52.27 years (SD = 3.84). The average scores of their vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual dimensions were 3.86, 2.30, 2.44, and 1.35, respectively. Sociodemographic dimensions, such as smaller age, being married, having a lower education level, and having a higher number of children, were related to sexual symptoms. Vasomotor symptoms were related to lower education and lower income. Psychosocial symptoms and physical symptoms were related to hormone replacement therapy. The QoL results did not differ from the normative data from other countries. Conclusions: Sociodemographic dimensions were related to QoL, particularly to sexual satisfaction. The QoL results for postmenopausal Iranian women do not differ from results from other countries, suggesting that cultural factors do not influence QoL among postmenopausal Iranian women.

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Differential Impact of Sociodemographic Variables on the Quality of Life of Menopausal Iranian Women

Barati¹,

Ahmadpanah²,

Shirahmadi³

et al. 2016

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“…4 Though not all women who report menopausal symptoms are bothered by them, 5 several large studies have demonstrated an association between menopausal symptoms and lower quality of life. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] A higher total score on the menopause symptoms checklist (which summarizes psychological, vaso-somatic, and general symptomatic burden) 7 , higher selfreported frequency of vasomotor symptoms, 12 and a greater number of menopausal symptoms 7 have all been found to be significantly associated with lower quality of life. The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) measured healthrelated quality of life of approximately 3,000 women and found that several of the symptoms associated with menopause (e.g., hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, leaking urine) were also associated with lower quality of life.…”

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The Impact of Menopausal Symptoms on Quality of Life, Productivity, and Economic Outcomes

Whiteley

DiBonaventura

Wagner

et al. 2013

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of menopausal symptoms and menopausal symptom severity on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), work impairment, healthcare utilization, and costs. Methods: Data from the 2005 United States National Health and Wellness Survey were used, with only women 40-64 years without a history of cancer included in the analyses (N = 8,811). Women who reported experiencing menopausal symptoms (n = 4,116) were compared with women not experiencing menopausal symptoms (n = 4,695) on HRQoL, work impairment, and healthcare utilization using regression modeling (and controlling for demographics and health characteristic differences). Additionally, individual menopausal symptoms were used as predictors of outcomes in a separate set of regression models. Results: The mean age of women in the analysis was 49.8 years (standard deviation, -5.9). Women experiencing menopausal symptoms reported significantly lower levels of HRQoL and significantly higher work impairment, and healthcare utilization than women without menopausal symptoms. Depression, anxiety, and joint stiffness were symptoms with the strongest associations with health outcomes. Conclusions: Menopausal symptoms can be a significant humanistic and economic burden on women in middle age.

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“…5,16,17 However, the relationship between reproductive history and menopausal QOL has been confirmed, these studies neglected the impact of reproductive history on menopausal QOL. A study reported that employment and number of children decrease the risk of menopausal complications.…”

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“…23 Other studies in line with our study found that socioeconomic status has an important impact on QOL during postmenopausal period. 17,24 In a study conducted on rural women in Turkey, the results showed that physical complications such as hot flashes and sweats are the most common symptoms of postmenopausal period that affect the quality of women's lives. 12 In another study, Guangzhon postmenopausal women experience lower sexual desire and feeling faint memory.…”

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Quality of life among Iranian infertile women in postmenopausal period; a cross-sectional study

2016

1th MPHBS Conference Proceedings (2016)

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Objective: Infertility has a significant impact on a women's quality of life (QOL). Infertile women face with physical and mental challenges during their postmenopausal period. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the QOL among Iranian infertile women in the postmenopausal period using a valid and reliable instrument. Methods: In this cross-sectional study both snowball and social networking methods were used for sampling. Two demographic and QOL questionnaire were used for data collection. The QOL questionnaire includes 41 items which measure the QOL in five dimensions: socioeconomic, mental health, religiousness, physical health and future imagining. Data analyzed was carried out in IBM SPSS ver. 20.0 using descriptive statistic, x 2 test, and Fisher test. A P value of 0.01 or less was considered significant. Results: Overall 211 eligible participants were studied. Some participants obtained full score on socioeconomic, religiousness, physical health and future imagining dimensions of QOL but none on the mental health dimension of the QOL. Only, 6.6% of study participants have a good QOL. There was a significant relationship between age and financial provider whit status of QOL.

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Factors associated with menopausal symptoms and their relationship with the quality of life among Turkish women

Cited by 69 publications

References 25 publications

Differential Impact of Sociodemographic Variables on the Quality of Life of Menopausal Iranian Women

Differential Impact of Sociodemographic Variables on the Quality of Life of Menopausal Iranian Women

The Impact of Menopausal Symptoms on Quality of Life, Productivity, and Economic Outcomes

Quality of life among Iranian infertile women in postmenopausal period; a cross-sectional study

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